Item J1
Board of County Commissioners
Agenda Item Summary
Meeting Date: July 18, 2001
Bulk Item: Yes. No []
Division: Board of County Commissioners
Department: George R. Neugent
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
Approval of a resolution of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida,
declaring Monroe County's Open and accepting use of the Spanish language.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
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PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
CONTRACT I AGREEMENT CHANGES:
STAFF RECOMMENDAnONS:
TOTAL COST:
BUDGETED: YES [] NO []
COST TO COUNTY: $
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REVENUE PRODUCNG: YES [] NO [] AMT PER MONTH: YEAR:
APPROVED BY: COUNTY ATTY [] OMS/PURCHASING [] RISK MANAGEMENT []
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DOCUMENTAnON: INCLUDED. TO FOLLOW [] NOT REQUIRED []
DISPosmON:
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Mayor George Neugent
RESOLUTION NO. ZOO]
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE
COUNTY, FI..ORIDA, DECLARING MONROE COUNTY'S OPEN AND ACCEPTING
VSE OF THE SPANISH I..ANGUAGE.
WHEREAS, MonroE County has a substantial segment of its population which is bilingual or
speaks Spanish only; and
WHEREAS, in recent months. neighboring communities have had some controversy over the
use of Spanish in official trcut5Clctions; and
WHEREAS, Monroe County is multi~cultural and encourages all of its officers to focilitat~
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Spanish speakers in their interactions with governmental entities;
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE
COUNTY, FLORIDA:
~ection 1.
The use of Spanish in Monroe County is both welcomed and accepted and
Monroe County is ~user friendlyw to Spanish speoking individuals o.nd hereby promulgates this
Resolution for the purpose of demonstrating its open and accepting use of the Spanish language in
all of its facets of govEmmmt.
Section Z. The Clerk of the Board is hereby directed to forward a certified copy of
this Resolution to: Arturo Espinola, Latin Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 629. Key West, Florida
33040.
PAsseD AND ADOPTED by the Boord of County CommiSSioners of Monroe County, Florida,
at a regular meeting of the Board held on the
Mayor George Neugent
Mayor Pro Tem Nora Williams
Commissioner Murray Nelson
Commissioner Dixie Sp'ehor
Con"nissioner Charles McCoy
day of ~, Zool.
(SEAL.)
A nEST: DANNY 1... KOLHAGE, CLERK
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COuNTY, FLORIDA
By
By
Deputy Clerk
Mayor/Chairman
APPlOVEO AS TO FORM
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